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Inciven the der patch R. 237 of 28th Oct 882.

Original drift.

prepared by

The word "district" may

· left out as no uer -

I think a definition of Brothst should be introduced

By another section the 13t Hispers an to live or the

are premises.

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Hr Raishar Cemerce shat Rup a Sigister of the ramer of allt. inmates i I merered Brothels skiwwg dake off'inin and ags when entering.

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This would be better. No prothii shall be registered unki raid by

as capable of containing Visiting Surgeon guron number &'cinnaks.

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A BILL

ENTITLED

C. O.

21440

"The Contagious Diseases Ordinance 1883"

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E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

advice of the Legislative Council thereof as follows:-

1. In this Ordinance:-

The expression "contagious disease" means venereal

disease including gonorrhea,

The word "district" means a district of the city of

Victoria as defined by Ordinance 7 of 1866. The words "householder" and "agent" meau respec- tively a householder and his accredited ageut as defined by Ordinance 7 of 1866.

The expression "keeper of a registered brothel" in- cludes the registered keeper of a registered brothel and any person appointed by a keeper to act as such keeper during his absence.

The expression "keeper of an uuregistered brothel" includes the tenant of the house or part of the house, as the case may be, wherein the unregistered brothel is kept.

The expression "inmate of a registered brothel" means

any female residing in a registered brothel.

2. Ordinances 10 of 1867 and 2 of 1876 are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect the validity or invalidity or effect of any thing done or suffered or omitted before the commencement of this Ordinance and shall not revive any Ordinance previously repealed.

Appointments to offices made under Ordinance 10 of 1867 shall be deemed to be appointments made under this Ordinance.

3. The Registrar General shall keep a register, in which shall be entered the names and residences of the keepers of all registered brothels and the situation of every house of which the whole or any part is occupied or used as a re- gistered brothel and the name and address of the householder of every such house or of the tenant of every part of it, and any other particulars which the Registrar General may require.

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A copy of any entry in such register, certified by the Registrar General to bo a true copy, shall be received in all Courts as evidence and shall be sufficient proof of the matter registered.

4. The Registrar General may permit any person, whom in his discretion he thinks fit, to keep a registered brothel, and may at any time at his discretion cancel or suspend such permission, and cancel any registration made in pur- suance of such permission.

5. A person shall not keep a brothel unless the same is registered in accordance with the provisions of this Ordi- nance, nor unless his name as the keeper thereof is registered under this Ordinance, provided that, when the person so registered dies, any member of his family may keep the brothel for one week without being registered.

6. A brothel shall not he registered until the house in

which it is to be kept has been visited and inspected and approved for the purpose by some officer of the Registrar

General's Department.

7. A registered brothel shall not he kept in any house in which any trade or business is carried on nor in any house communicating with any honse or room in which any trade or business is carried ou.

Chinese houses are peculiaris anstructio and this had better be left eat - E&penters list of the names and ages of the inmates thereof in English

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en groune floor and re tommunication with upstairs

8. Every keeper of a registered brothel shall cause a

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(Interprata- blou of terras. Ordinace to

of Leât. Bec. 1.)

Contagion disease."

**Patriot."

"House- holder" and * MORE...”

"Eceper of a registered brothel."

"Keeper of an uuregistered brothel."

**Enzuale of a registered brothel."

Repeal of Or dancer 10 of 1997 m 2 of

3875.

[bit, no. 4.1

Continuation

of offices undor 10 of 1867.

Registrar Go- ners to keep Twgister. {ú, apr. 7. and 11, 38, 39

Vic.cap. 55.

weg. 75 and 70.1

Registrar Ge- TH1y grant worms- sian to keep brothel

7.9 and 19 of Ordinanes 10 of 1967.

Keping un- rezistered brothel.

18e8. 182

Oranca 10

of 1467, 8 an 39 Vio, esp. 65,

Sev. 77.}

House to be spproved of

by RealstraT Ceneral.

And a Vic. cap.33. sec.78.]

Brothel not to

be kept in

house wirere trade la carried on, 20.

(Sec. & ot

Ordince 10

of 1767.3

inmazes.

List of

[Sno. Il of Ordinace 10

of 1887 and 38

and 33 Vic.

and Chinese to be affixed and kept undefaced in some cou- spicuous place in the brothel, and shall cause the list to be 1.55, 899.79.) altered from time to time as occasion requires, and shall furnish the Registrar General with a copy of such list and/ of all alterations made in it.

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